HAL

¹

abbreviation

1. halogen lamp.

   The KL 1500 HAL is a 150-watt halogen cold light source.

hal-

²

1. variant of halo- before a vowel.

   halite.

Hal

³

[hal]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Harold.

hal-

combining form

1. a variant of halo-

Example Sentences

There was even a running joke about making sure the appropriate guardrails were in place, “so that your Jarvis doesn’t turn into a Hal,” he said, referring to “2001’s” menacing superintelligence.

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To be sure, some of today’s foremost AI experts think the Hal or “Terminator” scenario is more likely.

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The lender also updated its guidance to include its recent acquisition of German private bank HAL and expects to rake in more than 6.3 billion euros in net interest income, or NII, this year.

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Still, there are plenty of even older members of Congress still serving who have not yet announced their retirements, including: Sen. Charles Grassley, the 92-year-old Iowa Republican and the current president pro tempore of the Senate; Kentucky Republican Rep. Hal Rogers, 87; California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, 87; Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, 84; and Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 76, to name a few.

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The ever-invaluable Betty Gilpin, in her fourth big series this year after “American Primeval,” “The Terminal List: Dark Wolf” and “Hal & Harper,” plays Garfield’s wife, Crete, fully up on the political scene and free with her opinions.

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